NBA vice president of basketball Stu Jackson will look at the video and make a final judgment. The NBA commonly reviews video, but Wade's elbow has drawn considerable attention, according to Zillgitt.

Wade’s elbow to Stephenson appeared inadvertent during the course of the game. As Wade ran back on defense late in the fourth quarter, he jumped to get past Stephenson and lifted his arm in the process, catching Stephenson with an elbow to the left side of the head.

Stephenson went down to the floor and stayed there for a moment before rising to his feet. He bent over to gather himself once the ball was ruled dead but stayed in the game.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel was asked about the elbow after the Pacers’ 97-93 Game 2 win.

"We're going to play through that. We know we're going to get hit,” he said. “This is the playoffs. We're competing for a conference championship and a chance to compete for the championship. So we're not paying attention to any of that stuff. We're going to get hit, it's going to be physical. And we're going to play the game of basketball with great determination and great force, and Lance is doing that.”